Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Course Syllabus
Course: CHI 201, Honors Mandarin 7
Title: Elementary Chinese (Mandarin) I
Semester: Fall 2014
Section:
Location: Williams Field High School
Instructor Name and Degrees: Jiexin Zhang MA
Contact Information: jiexin.zhang@husd.org
Office Hours: 7:10 am – 11:55 am
Textbooks and editions: Integrated Chinese, Part Level 1 Part 2
ISBN #: 978-0-88727-670-5
Course Description: Continued study of grammar and vocabulary along
with the study of Chinese culture. Emphasis on pronunciation and speaking
skills. Prerequisites: CHI101, CHI 102 or equivalent.
Course Competencies:
1. Demonstrate proper social interaction in Chinese. (I)
2. Demonstrate proper use of Chinese vocabulary required for common
tasks, such as checking into a hotel, seeing a doctor and discussing travel
plans. (I)
3. Use common idiomatic expressions in Chinese. (I)
4. Demonstrate fundamental knowledge of basic pronunciation, grammar
and elementary conversational, reading and writing skills of standard
Mandarin Chinese. (I, II, III)
5. Read and write approximately 200 additional Characters. (I, II)
6. Identify and practice Chinese rules of grammar. (II)
7. Practice expressions of time. (II)
8. Identify and use three common Chinese sentence structures. (II)
9. Practice correct usage of Chinese verbs. (II)
10. Use terms to describe physical objects, including color, weight, height,
length, and measurement. (II)
11. Use the particles "je," "de," and "ne." (II)
12. Describe basic elements of Chinese history and culture. (IV)
Attendance: Aligned with Higley Unified School District #60 attendance policy.
Grading:
80% (Assessment)/20% (Practice)
A= 90% - 100% B= 80%- 89% C=70%- 79% D= 60%-69%
All assignments need to be turned in with Name, Date, and Period. Late work is only acceptable
the next day for a 50% reduced grade. Make-up work must be completed in a timely manner.
Cheating and disruptions during a test/ quiz will result in a zero. There will be no talking during
the test.
Retaking tests/assessments: You are permitted within 2 weeks to retake only once any graded
assessment, excluding the final exams. This includes quizzes, writing tests, speaking tests and
Chapter exams. The grade you get on the retake will be the score that goes into the gradebook.
Extra Credit is not available for this class. It is the belief of Rio Salado College that all work
done for a class should receive regular credit and is more than sufficient to assess the
understanding of material presented in the course.
Calendar:
Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
Review Lesson 14-Lesson 16
Lesson 17 Dialogue 1 Vocabularies about renting a
house: 吵， 广告，出租，卧室，厨房，……
Sentence patterns ：Verb +了
Dialogue 1 Sentences with 了，
Descriptive Sentences 连…都/也… v+ 不下， 多，
Workbook Sentence Practice and Reading
Comprehension
Dialogue 2 Part 1 Vocabulary and sentence patterns
一房一厅，房租，押金，另外，……
Dialogue 2 Part 2
Sentence patterns: 都/也 我什么都/也不想喝。
我谁都/也不认识。
Week Seven
Textbook and workbook sentence practice and reading
comprehension.
Lesson 17 Test
Week Eight
Lesson 18 Dialogue 1 Vocabulary about sports: 当然，
胖，怕，难受，篮球，游泳，网球， 跑步，拍，
sentence patterns：Time +没+v+.了 他三天没上网了。
Sentence Patterns: 好/难 好受/难受， 好写/难写，好唱/难
唱，好吃/难吃，好听/难听， 好懂/难懂，好看/难看，好说/难
说，好走/难走，
…下去: 再跑下去要累死了。
中文很有意思，我想学下去。
Week Nine
Week Ten
Spring Break
Week Eleven
Workbook Sentence Practice and reading
Comprehension.
Lesson 18 Dialogue 2
为了，提高，足球，国际，美式， 脚，运动服，……
Sentence Patterns: 着， 被/ 叫/ 让
Sentence and Dialogue practice
Lesson 18 Test
Lesson 19 Dialogue 1 Vocabulary about Travel：放假，
名胜古迹，导游，护照，签证，旅行社……
Sentence Patterns: 不得了，那个地方热得不得了。
Week Twelve
Week Thirteen
Week Fourteen
Week Fifteen
Dialogue 2 Vocabulary: 单程，往返，航空，航班，直飞，
打折，转机，旅馆，
Sentence Patterns: … 就 谁想去，谁就去。你吃什么，我
就吃什么。怎么近就怎么走。
Week Sixteen
Textbook and workbook sentence practice and reading
comprehension.
Textbook and workbook Practice and reading
comprehension
Writing assignment: A travel experience
Week Seventeen
Week Eighteen
Week Nineteen
Week Twenty
Speaking Practice:
Renting a house
sports
travelling
Verbal Test
Study guide and Review for Final Exam
Final Exam
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